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To give all your attention and energy to an activity so that you forget about everything else.

To perform or dramatise a situation, or to express emotions through behaviour rather than words.

To advance to an older age category, or (in fiction/games) to represent a character as older.

To reduce intensity, energy, or volume; the opposite of 'amp up'.

To increase the intensity, energy, volume, or strength of something.

To make something look more artistic or decorative, often by adding visual design elements.

A competition in which participants bake and judges decide a winner; also used figuratively for competitive product or vendor comparisons.

To produce something quickly, often without much care; to play something loudly on an instrument.

To produce something quickly and without great care; to play music loudly and energetically.

To have a strong enthusiasm for or active interest in something.

To be happening, functioning, available, scheduled, or (of a person) behaving unusually.

To transport someone or something instantaneously using a fictional energy beam; also used humorously to mean to remove someone from an unpl

To defeat a competitor or rival; to extinguish fire by hitting it; to produce a rhythm by tapping.

To replace an offensive or inappropriate word in a broadcast with a beeping sound.

To produce a loud, resonant sound like a bell; occasionally used for singing or playing music loudly.

To sing or play music very loudly and with great energy and enthusiasm.

To praise, promote, or show respect and admiration for someone or something.

In knitting: to complete a piece of knitting by working the final row of stitches in a way that locks them so they do not unravel.

To fill in an area or section with solid black colour, typically in drawing, design, or marking.

To darken one's face or skin with makeup or paint, historically associated with racist minstrel performance; considered deeply offensive.

To make a loud, harsh, or strident noise, especially from speakers, horns, or radios.

To send out sound, music, or an announcement at very high volume; or to expel or remove something with explosive force.

To replace offensive or inappropriate words in a broadcast with a bleep sound so that the audience cannot hear them.

To decorate or adorn something or someone with expensive, flashy jewellery or accessories.

To adorn or decorate something or someone with showy, expensive jewellery or glittering accessories.

To give a tangible or visible form to something abstract; to represent or embody something.

To dance energetically and enthusiastically, especially to funk, soul, or hip-hop music.

An emphatic or playful extension of 'boogie down', meaning to dance freely or head somewhere with enthusiasm.

To resound or echo with a deep, loud booming noise.

To dance in a low, hip-and-buttocks-focused style, often associated with hip-hop and R&B culture.

To drink large amounts of alcohol, often at a party or social gathering; also a noun referring to such an occasion.

To move about in a light, carefree, and often cheerful way, visiting various places or dancing gently.

To dance energetically or have an enthusiastic, lively time, typically at a party or social event.

Informal or slang phrase meaning to dance provocatively on someone, or in some dialects, to act quickly on something.

to enter forcibly, begin suddenly, or manage to enter a new area or activity

to separate into pieces, end a relationship, or make people move apart

to cause something to happen, make an illness or feeling start, or introduce the next person or thing

to produce, publish, reveal, or cause a quality to appear

(Informal/slang) To spend time bonding and relaxing with male friends in a stereotypically masculine way.

(Slang) To socialise and have fun with male friends in a stereotypically masculine way, or to act in an exaggeratedly macho manner.

(Literary/poetic) To hang over a place with a dark, heavy, or oppressive presence.

To exist or develop just below the surface or threshold, not yet fully visible or successful but close to breaking through.

Chiefly Australian: to casually place something somewhere, or to stage/organise an event.

Slang: to smoke a marijuana cigarette (joint) from start to finish.

Caribbean and African-American slang: to perform a sexually suggestive dance move involving lowering the body, similar to twerking.

Caribbean and hip-hop slang fixed phrase: an instruction or action to perform a low, energetic, sexually suggestive dance move.

(US slang) To perform a dance move or to execute something with impressive skill; also to demolish something.

To escape from confinement; to suddenly produce or begin something; (US informal) to use or display something impressively.

To pull the camera view outward or away from a subject, typically in video games, film, or virtual environments.

To establish a temporary camp in a location, or to reduce excessive theatrical or flamboyant behavior.

To behave or perform in an exaggeratedly theatrical, flamboyant, and deliberately artificial way.

To complete or finish something in a notable way, often adding one final memorable or extreme element.

To bring something to a conclusion with a final, often memorable or climactic element.

To release a boat from its mooring; to discard or reject something; to finish knitting by securing the last stitches.

In knitting, to create the initial row of stitches on a needle to begin a new piece.

To begin to understand something; or (of a trend or idea) to become popular.

In theatre, to turn or angle the body subtly toward the audience while appearing to face another actor.

To make something excessively sentimental, kitschy, or clichéd; to add tacky or over-the-top elements.

To welcome someone by applauding as they arrive or enter.

To applaud someone as they leave or depart, especially as a farewell gesture; also used informally to describe something worn out or exhaust

To behave in a silly, playful, or deliberately comedic way, often to amuse others.

To behave in a silly, playful, or comedic way for the amusement of others or simply for fun.

American English spelling of 'colour in'; to fill a drawn outline with colour using pencils, crayons, or paint.

British English spelling of 'color in'; to fill a drawn outline with colour using pencils, crayons, or paint.

to become detached, happen successfully, or give a particular impression

to emerge, become known, be published, or leave a place

to say something suddenly, or to produce and present something new

In informal or slang use, to be naturally stylish, skilled, or impressive; also used as an imperative meaning to produce or deliver what is

To create a vivid image or feeling in the mind, or to produce something as if by magic.

To cook food outdoors, typically on a grill or over an open fire; also used as a noun for such an event.

To count backward toward zero, or to eagerly await an upcoming event.

To burst out laughing, to cause someone to laugh, or to suffer a mental or emotional collapse.

To increase the volume, speed, or intensity of something dramatically, or to start up a machine or process.

To make someone or something extremely excited, wild, or chaotic; to act in a wild or uncontrolled way.

To laugh so hard that you bend over or double up; or to cause someone to laugh uncontrollably. Primarily British English.

To move from one side, group, genre, or domain to another, either physically or figuratively.

To praise or promote something enthusiastically, especially in public; to extol the virtues of something.

To signal someone that it is their turn to speak, perform, or act.

To prepare audio, video, or other media so it is ready to play from a specific point.

To remove something by cutting it; or in film/TV, to switch suddenly to a different shot or scene.

To cut something into pieces; informally, to perform or show off energetically on a dance floor or in a performance.

To cut something into small pieces; to upset or distress someone emotionally; to behave in a silly or mischievous way.

Australian informal: to dress or behave in an unstylish, dorky, or charmingly uncool way.

To move around something in a lively way, or figuratively, to avoid directly addressing a topic or issue.

To express a feeling, story, or idea through dance, or to leave a place by dancing.

To dress oneself or something else up in a showy, elaborate, or flamboyant style.

To decorate a place or dress a person in an elaborate or impressive way.

To decorate or dress someone or something up in an impressive or festive way; a variant of 'deck out'.

To get great pleasure or enjoyment from something, often showing it openly.

Either to perform something with minimal effort and low engagement, or (in sports/performance contexts) to achieve peak calibrated performan

To gradually become quieter, weaker, or less noticeable until it disappears.

To like or be attracted to someone or something (dated American slang).

To repeatedly use an amusing story or past experience to entertain people and gain social attention or status.

To deliberately make a costume, set, or prop look dirty, worn, or naturally aged for film, theatre, or photography purposes.

To do something in a big, impressive, or celebratory way; to decorate or renovate thoroughly.

To make oneself or someone else look attractive by dressing up smartly and applying make-up.

To behave in an enthusiastically nerdy or socially awkward way about something.

To put on special, formal, or costume clothing, or to make something appear more attractive than it really is.

To absorb or experience something with great pleasure and intensity, using all one's senses.

To drink at a bar, pub, or other venue outside of one's home.

To raise your glass and have a drink in honour of someone or something.

To drink more alcohol than another person until they are drunk or unable to continue, always used in the fixed expression 'drink someone und

To make a sound or voice impossible to hear by being louder, or to overwhelm something so it cannot be perceived.

To remove or erase a section of audio from a recording, or to transfer audio from one format to another.

In British prison slang, to lock a cell door; also used in audio contexts to mean mixing or dubbing a recording.

To dress oneself or another person up in smart, fancy, or flashy clothes.

To add something into a piece of writing, film, audio, or other content during the editing process.

To remove something from a piece of writing, film, broadcast, or other content during editing.

To gradually become less intense, visible, strong, or noticeable until eventually gone or almost gone.

To gradually increase in visibility, brightness, or volume from nothing, used especially in film, television, and audio production.

To gradually decrease in strength, visibility, or volume until disappearing, or to bring something to an end gradually.

To make something or someone look more attractive, special, or impressive, often by adding decorative touches.

An archaic term meaning to dress up, adorn, or equip someone or something elaborately.

A rare or non-standard expression occasionally used to mean filming on location outside a studio, or to indicate a production moving its fil

For the mind or a narrative to suddenly return to an earlier time or memory.

To quickly change to another television channel or to turn something over with a light motion.

To turn the pages of a book or magazine quickly without reading carefully, or to change through TV channels rapidly.

To look through a book, magazine, or set of images quickly by turning pages or scrolling rapidly.

To fail to succeed or impress a particular audience or in a specific context.

To make an embarrassing mistake, especially in speech or a performance.

To behave in a silly, playful, or irresponsible way, or to waste time.

Niche internet/fandom slang meaning to enthusiastically engage with or react to Boys' Love (BL) manga, anime, or content in the manner of a

Niche internet/fandom slang meaning to react with intense enthusiasm to Boys' Love (BL) manga, anime, or media, as a self-identified fujoshi

Informal, somewhat colloquial expression meaning to make something more enjoyable, entertaining, or lighthearted.

Informal expression meaning to give something a funky, rhythmic, or urban quality, especially in music or style.

An exclamation signalling that a competition, challenge, or situation is active and everyone is ready to engage.

An expression declaring that a situation has ended, especially in failure or defeat.

An archaic or dated expression meaning to make something more lively, colourful, or cheerful.

To enthusiastically and unashamedly indulge in a deep interest in a technical or niche topic.

To move to a lower position, to write something down, to make someone feel depressed, or (informal) to dance.

To become fully engaged or enthusiastic, or to start an argument or fight.

To decorate something with excessive or showy ornamentation, often in a cheap or tasteless way.

To applaud enthusiastically for someone, or to stop trying at something or to quit a habit.

To make oneself or something look more glamorous and attractive through clothing, makeup, or decoration.

To move to a lower position, decrease in level or value, or to be received in a particular way.

To enjoy or regularly participate in an activity, or to enter a competition.

To make a sudden loud noise, to stop liking something, to explode, or for food to become rotten.

To leave a place, to be extinguished, to be in a romantic relationship, or to be eliminated from a competition.

To enter a competition, apply for a position, or be considered for an award or promotion.

To behave in a silly, playful, or aimless way, often while avoiding serious work.

To tease or make fun of someone in a playful way.

To fully embrace or express a goth aesthetic in appearance or style.

To dress oneself in goth-style clothing and makeup, typically for a particular event or occasion.

To cover a surface with graffiti; used within graffiti and street art subculture.

To enjoy something intensely, especially music or a feeling; to be enthusiastically absorbed in something.

To become more pleasing or appealing to someone over time, especially something that was not liked at first.

A variant form of 'gussy up': to dress or decorate something elaborately and showily.

To make someone, something, or oneself look more attractive, fancy, or impressive.

To perform or behave in an exaggerated, overdramatic way for comic or theatrical effect.

A shorter variant of 'ham it up': to perform or behave in an exaggerated or overdramatic way.

To get very drunk on a particular occasion.

To refer back to something from the past, or to recall and resemble an earlier time or style.

A variant of 'hark back': to refer to or evoke something from the past.

To evoke, refer to, or be reminiscent of something from the past.

Informal/slang: to go to a place energetically; to contact or approach someone, often to ask for something.

To imitate or mimic someone cleverly, or (in the fixed phrase 'hit it off') to immediately get along well with someone.

To make something seem more dramatic, emotional, or impressive than it really is by adding false or artificial elements.

To extend something beyond its original end date, or to use something as leverage over someone

To have a loud, boisterous, and fun time; to celebrate noisily

To go casually and without fuss to a nearby place, often used as a cheerful invitation.

To become more intense, exciting, dangerous, or competitive.

To hum quietly in accompaniment to music that is playing, or to describe something progressing smoothly.

To promote something with great enthusiasm and exaggeration, or to make someone very excited or agitated.

To close a circular camera or film aperture inward, or to create that visual effect.

To end a shot by closing the visible image into a shrinking circle.

To play music freely and enthusiastically, or enjoy music with a lot of energy.

To make something more attractive, lively, stylish, or exciting.

Vulgar slang variant of 'jazz up': to make something more exciting, lively, or attractive.

To start participating in an activity that is already happening.

To behave in a playful, humorous way; to make jokes and not be serious.

To joke or be funny in an exaggerated or enthusiastic way, often to entertain others.

A non-standard or very informal variant meaning to fill something with jokes or to become more humorous.

To add power, energy, or excitement to something; to charge a device.

To press and hold a key, or to lower the pitch/intensity of something.

To identify or classify something using a key or system; in video/photo editing, to remove a specific colour or background.

To make someone nervously excited, tense, or highly stimulated; also to raise the musical key of something.

To start an event or activity, especially in an energetic or official way; also, to become angry, or to be removed from a place.

To joke, tease, or behave in a playful and light-hearted way.

To impress someone greatly, or to produce something with speed and ease.

To cause someone to become unconscious, to eliminate from a competition, to impress greatly, or to produce something quickly.

To drink by using the tongue (of animals), or figuratively, to accept and enjoy something with great enthusiasm and without question.

To party, celebrate, or show off in a very extravagant and showy way.

To behave in a playful, silly, or carefree way, often when you should be doing something more serious.

To behave in a silly, playful, and carefree manner, typically when one ought to be more serious.

To provide or arrange something for others, often food, transport, or entertainment.

A colloquial expression meaning to produce or deliver something, most commonly used as a euphemism for flatulence or for recording a music t

To advance to a higher level of skill, quality, or status; originally from gaming, now widely used in everyday English.

To ignite or fire something, such as a firework or rocket; also, to depart quickly.

A technical audio/electronics term referring to the input socket used to receive an external audio signal directly into a device.

To regard something as the most important source of meaning or joy in your life.

To enjoy life to the fullest, often by spending money freely and having fun.

To become or to make someone or something more lively, exciting, or energetic.

To remove and transport equipment or goods from a venue or location, typically after a performance or event.

To watch something happen without taking part in it.

To live extravagantly and indulgently; to enjoy luxury or excess, sometimes specifically through heavy drinking.

To make something more lush, rich, luxurious, or visually appealing; also (slang) to become drunk.

To perform a task, job, or performance with minimal effort, showing no real engagement or care about the quality of the result.

To invent a story or excuse; to reconcile after a quarrel; to constitute or form a whole; or to apply cosmetics.

To perform, dance, or do something with great energy and skill; to excel and cause excitement.

To crush something into a soft mass, or to combine two or more things — especially songs, styles, or ideas — into a creative new whole.

To attach or fit a microphone to a person or piece of equipment.

To remove or deactivate a microphone from a person or to cut a microphone's feed.

To fit a microphone to a person or piece of equipment before a recording or broadcast.

To communicate or perform something using body movements and gestures alone, without speaking.

To combine multiple audio tracks into a single, final stereo or mono recording.

To enthusiastically immerse yourself in a subject you are passionate and knowledgeable about, especially a niche or intellectual topic.

To achieve or score something, especially a victory, record, or total.

To fill a venue completely with people; to be attended by a capacity crowd.

To decorate or improve the appearance of something by painting it; to apply make-up heavily.

To become less interesting, enjoyable, or appealing to someone over time.

To celebrate enthusiastically, dance freely, and have a great time at a party or social event.

To continue partying or celebrating, or to encourage others to keep the festive spirit going.

to sound out loudly and clearly, especially like bells or ringing laughter

To make something more lively, interesting, or sharp by adding stimulating elements.

To call a television or radio programme, workplace, or service by telephone; or to do something with minimal effort.

to decorate or customize something in a flashy, attention-getting way

to make something look more attractive, stylish, or impressive in a flashy way

To behave in a playful or unserious way; to experiment with something casually.

To spend time doing things in a playful or experimental way; also to be sexually unfaithful to a partner.

To do something without proper commitment or seriousness; to pretend to be something.

To play a recorded sound or video in order to hear or watch it again.

To perform, compete, or take part in a game or musical event within a particular place or context.

To happen or develop over time, or to act out a scenario, or to reach the end of play in a game.

To perform or behave in a way that is designed to appeal to a particular audience or exploit a particular strength.

To engage with something for amusement, to handle something casually, or to consider an idea without serious commitment.

To play alone without companions; also a common euphemism for masturbation.

To produce something with great energy or force, especially music, writing, or rhythmic sounds.

To direct criticism or humour at those with more power or status, or to make a piece of writing more energetic and impactful.

To place clothing or an accessory on your body; to activate a device; to perform or stage something; to pretend or feign.

In LGBTQ+ and drag slang, to express oneself in an exaggeratedly dramatic, flamboyant, or 'queenly' way.

To cause an outdoor event to be cancelled or stopped because of rain.

To cause an outdoor event to be cancelled or stopped because of rain.

To become sexually explicit, crude, or to introduce raunchy content into something.

To study a subject at university (British English), or to audition for a theatrical role by reading lines.

To prepare oneself or signal that one is ready, often used in gaming or casual group situations.

To recite or list a series of things quickly and fluently from memory.

To express, discover, or determine something through rhyme or wordplay; largely archaic or dialectal.

To compose or produce rhymes, verses, or rhyming content, often spontaneously.

To modify a car with showy, often cheap cosmetic accessories that give the impression of performance without actually improving it.

To welcome or celebrate the start of something new, especially the New Year; also to call in to work or a radio programme.

A sound is heard loudly and clearly, or a bell/shot/voice projects outward into the surrounding space.

To perform or behave with extreme energy, skill, and enthusiasm, often at a party, concert, or competition; sometimes also means to discard

To encourage someone loudly and enthusiastically, especially a crowd cheering for a team or performer.

To say something very loudly and with great force, as if roaring; or for a powerful roaring sound to be projected outward.

An exclamation of enthusiasm or encouragement, or to continue doing something with energy.

To play rock music or dance to it with great energy and abandon.

to continue for a long time, often heavily, noisily, or without a clear end

To leave a place in a great hurry, or to release or publish something very quickly, sometimes without adequate preparation

To add sauce to food; informally, to make something more interesting, exciting, or risqué.

To make something excessively sentimental, emotionally manipulative, or mawkishly sweet.

To record or accumulate points in a game or competition, or to notch up an achievement.

To write something out in full detail as a script or formal written plan

To not participate in an activity or event, remaining on the sidelines; a rare variant of 'sit out'

To sell all available stock or tickets; to betray one's principles or allies for personal gain.

To parody or mock someone/something with humour, or to send something physically upward.

To make something more exciting, appealing, or sexually attractive, often through exaggeration or manipulation.

An informal variant of 'sex up' — to make something more exciting, attractive, or glamorous.

To introduce change, excitement, or variety; to do something in a fresh, energetic way rather than following the same routine.

An informal, playful expression meaning to go somewhere, often with an implied sense of enthusiasm, ease, or dancey movement.

To leave very quickly, or to fire a weapon/firework

To sing at the same time as a recording, performer, or group, joining in with the music.

To sing or call out loudly and clearly; to shout something out, sometimes in a melodic way.

To sing louder or more confidently; an encouragement to increase one's singing volume.

to pose for an artist or photographer, or to take an examination

to join a group temporarily in an activity, especially music or broadcasting

to stay until the end of something, especially something long or unpleasant

to make someone or something look cheap, trashy, or sexually provocative

To dress or behave in a sexually provocative or overtly seductive manner.

To make something more attractive, exciting, or stylish, often in a bold or flashy way.

To cancel or prevent an outdoor event or activity because of heavy snow.

To do something in an impressively forceful, powerful, or effective way, often to an audience or opponent.

To make something or someone more lively, bright, or visually appealing; to add sparkle or shine.

to spell words aloud one after another, especially in a competition

to make something more interesting, exciting, or flavorful

to produce a new separate product, company, idea, or series from an existing one

To move noisily and playfully in water, scattering it in all directions

To move energetically and playfully in water, scattering it in all directions

To wear or display something boldly and continuously; or to play/frolic in a carefree manner (archaic)

To act as a substitute or replacement for someone who is absent.

To temporarily replace a specific person in their role or position.

To be clearly noticeable or more impressive than others.

To promote or elevate someone to star or leading status, especially in entertainment

To begin doing something, especially speaking or performing an action, often suddenly or energetically

To attach something to a surface using adhesive, or to put music or a TV programme on to play.

In photography, to reduce the aperture of a camera lens to a smaller opening, increasing depth of field.

To begin playing music, or to suddenly start a conversation, friendship, or relationship.

In maple syrup production, to complete the boiling process until the sap turns into sugar or candy; also used to describe the traditional so

To change something, especially a routine or style, for the sake of variety

An enthusiastic invitation for someone to begin performing, speaking, or leading.

To cover or fasten something with tape, or to record new content over an existing recording.

To perform, behave, or compete with outstanding energy and brilliance, especially in an informal context.

To hit the first golf shot of a hole, to start a formal event, or (informal) to annoy someone.

To narrate, describe, or give an account of something, usually in a formal or literary way.

To throw or drop something forcefully onto a surface; or to issue a challenge; or (slang) to perform impressively.

To return something physically or verbally with force; or (slang) to dance by rolling and thrusting the hips.

To disapprove of or reject something, typically by gesture or informal vote.

To make something less extreme, forceful, loud, or intense in colour, language, or behaviour.

to decorate or dress someone or something in an elaborate way

To customize, decorate, or modify something, especially a vehicle, to make it look impressive or flashy.

To dress up or decorate something elaborately; an older, rarer variant of 'trick out'.

To lower the pitch of a musical instrument by adjusting its tuning.

To watch or listen to a broadcast, or to become aware of and connected to what is happening.

To adjust a musical instrument to the correct pitch, or to perform maintenance on an engine to improve its performance.

To result in a particular way; to attend or gather at an event; to produce or manufacture something; to switch off a light.

To arrive, especially unexpectedly; or to increase the level of something like volume or heat.

A traditional Australian and British gambling game in which two coins are tossed and players bet on whether they land heads or tails.

To make something more exciting, dramatic, or appealing; or (in music) to improvise an accompaniment.

To relax in a very passive, mindless way, typically sitting in front of the television and doing nothing.

To relax and fully enjoy a mood, atmosphere, or music without any particular goal.

To continue walking, or to appear briefly in a performance without speaking.

To guide someone through a process step by step, or to rehearse a performance without full effort.

To bring someone or something out for use or display, often implying it is done repeatedly or that the thing is old and predictable.

To spend time pleasantly or idly when one has nothing else to do.

To apply white makeup or white paint to someone's face or body, particularly for a performance or theatrical purpose.

To celebrate loudly and enthusiastically, often with a boisterous, carefree atmosphere.

To dress or present oneself in an overtly provocative or sexually explicit way. Highly offensive and derogatory.

To behave in an uncontrolled, extremely energetic, or outrageous way — either in a fun, celebratory sense or in an aggressive, chaotic sense

An alternative spelling of 'wild out'; to behave in a chaotic, energetic, or unrestrained way.

To move a tape, clock, or similar mechanism backwards; also figuratively, to return to an earlier time or state.

To supply someone generously with wine, or to become intoxicated from drinking wine.

An exclamation used to express agreement, affirmation, or to call for attention — rooted in hip-hop culture.

To write something in full, longhand, or in complete detail; or to remove a character from a TV series or story.

To tell stories or chat at length, often in an informal, anecdotal, or entertaining way.

To laugh loudly, boisterously, or excessively, especially in a way that seems exaggerated or performative.

A rare variant meaning either to laugh boisterously or to make something disgusting or dirty.

To laugh loudly and boisterously, often in a deliberate or extended way.

To send something quickly to someone, usually electronically; or to switch quickly to a different TV channel.

To heat food quickly in a microwave; or to make something more exciting, powerful, or energetic.